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Ten injured in Mattawa-area bus collision
MATTAWA — Ten people were injured, with nine transported to local hospitals, after a bus driver allegedly failed t…
Northwest storm kills 1, causes landslide and power outages
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — A powerful wind storm rolled through the Pacific Northwest, killing one person and leaving a trail of damage -- including a highway shut down after a landslide and a tractor-trailer that was n…
Oregon lawmaker faces outcry after state Capitol breach
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Sixteen days before the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol and nearly 2,900 miles away, an eerily similar incident occurred at the Oregon Capitol when 50 protesters breached the building — where…
Virginia's legislature kicks off 2021 session amid pandemic
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia's state lawmakers kicked off the 2021 legislative session away from the state Capitol because of the surging coronavirus pandemic.
Italian coalition ally yanks ministers, sparks govt crisis
ROME (AP) — Matteo Renzi, a former Italian premier, yanked his ministers on Wednesday from Premier Giuseppe Conte's government, triggering a political crisis in the middle of a pandemic that could lead to a revampe…
McConnell rejects emergency session for Trump impeachment trial, making delay until Biden presidency all but certain
WASHINGTON (AP) — McConnell rejects emergency session for Trump impeachment trial, making delay until Biden presidency all but certain.
The Latest: US coronavirus deaths hit another daily high
NEW YORK — Coronavirus deaths in the U.S. have hit another one-day high at more than 4,300.
NC legislature opens session subdued amid virus, DC unrest
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Amid worries about COVID-19 and physical security, the North Carolina General Assembly officially began its two-year session Wednesday, with much of the usual pomp subdued in the name of safety.
The Latest: McConnell rejects emergency session for trial
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the fallout from the attack of the U.S. Capitol by pro-Trump loyalists (all times local):
Pietrangelo set for Vegas debut, carries high expectations
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Alex Pietrangelo will be carrying the weight of many expectations on his shoulders when he finally takes the ice for the Vegas Golden Knights.
Desecration trial opens over LGBT rainbow put on Polish icon
PLOCK, Poland (AP) — Three human rights activists went on trial Wednesday in Poland for alleged desecration and offending religious sentiment by adding the LGBT rights movement's rainbow symbol to posters of a reve…
Embed-Chart-Federal Executions, ADVISORY
FEDERAL EXECUTIONS — Chart. This digital embed shows U.S. executions carried out by year since the death penalty was reinstated in 1976. This chart is current as of Jan. 13, 2021, and will update as events warrant.…
Amazon seeks to keep conservative app Parler offline
SEATTLE (AP) — Seattle-based Amazon.com, Inc. has asked a federal judge to deny a request to reinstate the cloud-service account for conservative social media network Parler, claiming Parler shrugged off police vio…
Spain: Judge orders incapacitated woman to get virus vaccine
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — A judge in northwest Spain has overruled a family's objections and decided to allow health authorities to administer a coronavirus vaccine to an incapacitated woman in a nursing home.
Editorial Roundup: Florida
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Panthers get goalie Sergei Bobrovsky back on the ice
SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — The Florida Panthers got goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky back Wednesday, the two-time Vezina Trophy winner joining the club on the ice for the first time since training camp started.